It's that time of year again, and I've got the travel bug! The adventures will begin with the whole family in Vietnam and Cambodia. After my dad flies home, my ma, sister, and I will explore the beaches of Thailand. Then, my sister and I are let loose to roam Southeast Asia heading towards Nepal and northern India. Mid April I fly to Zambia to volunteer for a month at Appeased School before starting work in San Francisco. Ready or not, HERE I COME!

Saturday, June 30, 2012

Allo from Berlin!

The flight went well, but due to Air Force 1, we were an
hour late. I flew into Berlin, hitchhiked to a train station and then had to
ask three different people how to get to
Hauptbahnhof where I frantically searched for Keegan. We just nearly cross paths
many times;he was bobbing and I was
weaving, but we finally met up and were off to the couchsurfers!

It just so happens that we were staying with the best tour
guide in Berlin. He brought us to all the sites: the government building, Check
point Charlie, Brandenburg Gate, and many more. We timed our tour just right
and got stuck in a downpour. Raphael (the cs host) was so adamant about showing
us the city, we were running from covering
to covering and stopped at metro stops just to glance out, take a
picture of a site, and then to the next. At the end of the tour, we found ourselves soaked under a bridge with a sax player.

After 11 hours of sleep Keegan and I got an early start at
about 2 or 3 pm. I am now an official European because I now have a phone +49
151 17956462 if you ever need to contact me!

Our last night in Berlin was the night of the big Italy vs
Germany football match. The streets were electrified with excited people. All
the homeless were having a field way with the empty bottles. One million people
gathered in the street to watch the match.

I’m writing to you from the bus on our way to Prague!
BEAUTIFUL country side!

Travel tip #1: Other than flights, don’t reserve travel
modes before getting to the city. We saved 80 euros by getting tickets at the
bus station instead of reserving the train online or the bus online. Ride share
is also a great website and normally only cost 20 euro and a conversation or
two!

P.S. Food is so cheap and beer is only 60 cents! Anddd you
can drink in the streets! Mom, dad, why didn’t we grow up here?!?! I’m in
heaven : p